Golf-club head



' Dec. '14, 1926.

. 1,611,110 J. v. T. EAST GOLF CLUB HEAD v Filed May 4, 1926 o 3 Wm In 6 8&

Z p/w Patented Dec, 14, I926. I i

JAMES vrc'ron rHoMAs EAsn' oesm emw, vressnpnusnr'rs, 'nssieivon To A. e. srALDme & 1330s., or NEW YORK,

N. Y., A-GORPORATION F JERSEY.

dots-G UE HEEVAD, I

Application filed May 4, 1926. Serial No. 106,70l.

The invention, relates to agolf club em. bodying improvements on the form shown i my Patent-#1,57-1,109, issued Jan. 26f,

. V ing sheet and head are thorough'ly'dry, the

1926. 1 The improvements comprise the insertion of asealing sheet of pyroxylin or like-material between the sole plate and the head, 7 which sheetfhas a homogeneous union with the impact member. 1

The invention conslsts in the features and combinationand arrangement 01" parts'hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims. r I

Figure l is a transverse-sectional view of r the golf club head with the insert in place, and with the sealing sheet'disposed between the sole plate and the head and impact re ceiving insert; 1

Fig. 2 is a the club head. I Fig. 3 is a front view of the club'he'ad em v bodying theinvention. I

' In the drawings, 1 ifdicates the club head 7 having a recess2' in whichthe impact receiving insert 3 is to be located. The recess longitudinal sectional view; of

2'has upwardly converging walls which are in alignment with and engag'eable by -the walls of the insert 3, when inserted.

'secured'to-theclub head by screws 3 and a facing piece'3 fof thesame material as the member 3 and having a homogeneous union therewith.

r A recess i is formedin the bottom of the club head for receiving the sole plate 5 A sealing sheet 6 is interposed between thev sole plate and the bottom of the recess 4,

covering the same and having an edge porand insert arepreferably of thesa'mevma-tetom of the recess 4 is coated with cement.

' The edge portion 7 of the sheet 6 and the] I corresponding edge portion 8 vof the insert 3 suitable solvent which. rendersthem tacky or sticky so that upon application'of the;

sheet-6 to the recess 4, they "readily may be ."impactreceiving member mounted in said Insert 3 comprises afoundat1on member 3 of pyroxylin or like material which is tion 7' contacting withthe insert 3 and flush with the face thereof. .jTh'esea11ng sheet,

are then softened by 'theapplication of a united 'to-form, when dried, a homogeneous mass When the union of the sealing sheet 5 and insert and the cement between the seal- I sole plateis applied'to the bottom of the are employed to fasten the sole plate tothe head. v The sealing sheet 6i'prev'ents the entry of moisture between the club head or insert and the sole plate'and thus overcomes a material difiiculty,"since the entry of water "be:

tween the sole, plate and-club head is a com-- mon occurrence and causes warping of--the wood and'consequent distortion ofthe parts. V

The-provision of asoleplate in connection v with the impact receiving insert. effectively-7. i ,retains the insert in position and protects thellower edgeof the insert from injury While the se'alingfinsert has been described in connection with the impact receiving insert of'the form shown in my Pat 7 4 ent #l,57l,l'0 9, it will be understood that it 7 may 'bei'use'd in connection-with other forms of impact'receiving inserts. Y

'Iclaimr I 1-. Ijn combination, a-golf clubhead, an

head, a-sole plate onflsaid head and a sealing sheet interposed between the sole plate and the head and havinga homogeneous union with the 1m act 'lBCelVIng member.

2. In com ination in a golf club, a head,

.and impact receiving member ofv pyroxyl'in or like .material, La sole plate, and a sheet member otsimilar. material to the impact receiving memberinterposed between the sole plate'andthe head and cove'ring the whole area of contactvbetweenthe sole plate Q f and club head, said sheet member having a ous. union with the i'mpact mem-- receiving face, thereof, an impact receiving, 7 member n the recess of the face,'a sole plate,

in the bottom recess anda sheet of-material the impact receiving member. g

, In. testimony-whereof, I aflix-iny signa? ture.

g J M SFVicToR. THOMAS-EAST, I

m0." interposedbetweenthe sole plateiand the H head, jandhaving a water. tight union with I 

